Theme	Sub-categories	Sub-components
Contributing to the nursing shortage	Nurse: Patient Ratios	None
Contributing to the nursing shortage	Reasons for Nursing Shortage	None
Compromised quality of care	Effects of Nursing Shortage	Delays in Care Intention to Leave Inappropriate Task-shifting
	Adverse Patient Outcomes	Occupational Injuries
	Adverse Patient Outcomes	Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care
Recruiting and retaining nurses	Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation	None
Recruiting and retaining nurses	Recruitment and Retention Strategies	Employing more Nurses Improving Professional Development Activities Increasing Incentives